Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...

They might look like harmless little polka-dotted dots, but ladybirds (or ladybugs, depending where you’re from) are ...

Not all bugs are bad. In fact, some can benefit your garden. So don't be so quick to try to get rid of every insect you see ...

When creepy crawlies find their way into your home, grabbing a shoe or a bottle of bug spray is a natural response. But what ...

A phids are one pest that make every gardener sigh as they return continuously. They're extremely common and don't ...

Everyone knows how valuable bees are to your garden because they are pollinating your flowers. But they’re not the only ...

Aphids are also rapid reproducers, often asexually, leading to large colonies in short order. Ladybugs and ladybug larvae are ...

Jillian Patrie | University of Minnesota Yard and Garden Extension ...

I have also noticed ladybug larvae on the plants and bees around the area. Is there anything I can use to kill the aphids that will not harm the ladybug larvae or bees?

Mindy Weisberger's new book details the crafty worms, fungi, and other parasites that have learned to mind-control their hosts.

Aphids are the favorite food of ladybug larvae. Very few people know what ladybug larvae look like, so there is a photo here showing the stages of a ladybug’s life.